Vocabulary
Rock Types
Processes
Rock Cycle
Uses of Rocks
100
a material made up of two or more minerals
What is a rock?
100
classified by how they are formed
How are rocks classified?
100
when rocks are broken down into smaller pieces
What is weathering?
100
the never-ending rock changes
What is the rock cycle?
100
Used to make counter tops
What is granite used for?
200
rocks that form when melted rock hardens
What are igneous rocks?
200
they are made from lava
What are igneous rocks made from?
200
when slow moving glaciers move the pieces move the pieces to other places
What is deposition?
200
it is called lava
What is magma called after it leaves the volcano?
200
used to make statues and often museum floors
What is marble used for?
300
rocks that form as the result of weathering and erosion
What are sedimentary rocks?
300
as a result of weathering, which breaks rocks into bits
How are sedimentary rocks formed?
300
the actions of wind, water, and ice
What causes weathering?
300
an igneous rock will form
What happens when molting rock hardens?
300
used in beauty salons to smooth skin
What is pumice used for?
400
rocks that change under high heat and great pressure
What are metamorphic rocks?
400
they are squeezed and stuck together to form sedimentary rocks
What happens to sediments after they are deposited?
400
liquid water gets into the cracks and freezes
What makes a rock break apart slowly?
400
the processes of weathering, erosion, melting, compaction, and cementation
What are the processes involved in the rock cycle?
400
used for roofs and in the past, chalkboards
What is slate used for?
500
the never-ending changes of rocks
What is the rock cycle?
500
they can form from any kind of rock- sedimentary, igneous, or even other metamorphic rocks
How do metamorphic rocks form?
500
over time, the sediments are compacted or cemented together
What makes conglomerate?
500
an extremely long period of time
How long does it take for rocks to change in the rock cycle?
500
mostly decoration, because the many pieces are so colorful
What is conglomerate used for?
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